San Francisco will host the 50th Super Bowl in 2016, the NFL announced on Tuesday.

Super Bowl L will be played in the 49ers new stadium in Santa Clara, the first time the NFL showpiece has been held in the Bay Area since 1985.

The NFL owners, meeting in Boston, also awarded the 51st Super Bowl to Houston after team owners voted for the two cities ahead of a bid from South Florida.

The $1.2 billion Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara is set to open by August 2014 - after one last 49ers season at the fabled Candlestick Park. Bay Area businesses have already raised $30 million to help pay for the Super Bowl and related events, mainly via internet giants Apple, Google and Yahoo.

Miami competed for the right to host both the 50th and 51st Super Bowls but was unpopular with NFL owners because of lack of public funding for stadium upgrades in South Florida.

Finances to upgrade the Miami Dolphins' Sun Life Stadium have been declined by local authorities, who recently subsidized a new baseball stadium for the Miami Marlins, only to see the team then trade away its best players after just one season.

The NFL has emphasized giving Super Bowls to franchises and states that have either built new stadiums or refurbished old ones.

The 2014 Super Bowl will be played at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, where the New York Giants and Jets play, while the 49th Super Bowl will be at the University of Phoenix Stadium, home of the Arizona Cardinals.